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Two killed, three injured in Saturday afternoon shooting in Goshen

Justin Hicks
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IPB News

Police say two people have been killed and three injured during a Saturday afternoon shooting at a house in Goshen.

In a press release, Goshen police say that at 3:20 p.m. on Saturday, the Elkhart County Public Safety Communication Center received an emergency call reporting a shooing at a house on Rosemare Court in which three women and two men had been severely injured.

Two of the injured women were airlifted to Fort Wayne, and one was taken a hospital in South Bend. One of the men was taken to Goshen Hospital for treatment, but later died. The other man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say initial investigation indicates the shooting was targeted and not gang related. The Elkhart County Homicide Unit is investigating.

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Jakob Lazzaro came to Indiana from Chicago, where he graduated from Northwestern University in 2020 with a degree in Journalism and a double major in History. Before joining WVPE, he wrote NPR's Source of the Week e-mail newsletter, and previously worked for CalMatters, Pittsburgh's 90.5 WESA and North by Northwestern.